Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) by country

February 2026 Data Release

Countries reporting
134
Highest
86,453 millions
China
Lowest
0 millions
Tunisia
Median
393.82 millions
Years covered
55
1970–2024
Data points
2,496

What the numbers show

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions) is currently reported for 134 countries. The highest value is 86,453 millions in China; the lowest is 0 millions in Tunisia.

The median across all reporting countries is 393.82 millions, and the mean is 3,861 millions.

Over the past decade 91 countries rose and 24 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 21,128.1%), and the largest decrease in Congo, Democratic Republic of the (down 100.0%).

Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 86,453 millions 2023 volatile
2 United States of America 74,809 millions 2021 up 8.3% rising
3 Russia 51,570 millions 2013 up 144.7% rising
4 Germany 38,024 millions 2022 up 74.1% rising
5 France 26,351 millions 2022 down 0.2% rising
6 Brazil 20,461 millions 2011 up 133.0% rising
7 Korea 14,176 millions 2022 up 49.7% volatile
8 Italy 13,470 millions 2022 down 3.6% rising
9 Mexico 13,024 millions 2022 down 4.3% rising
10 Poland 12,745 millions 2022 up 95.3% volatile
11 Spain 11,213 millions 2022 up 4.6% volatile
12 India 10,074 millions 2020 up 351.8% volatile
13 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 8,030 millions 2021 down 20.5% volatile
14 Argentina 7,480 millions 2023 up 21.4% volatile
15 Sweden 7,400 millions 2022 up 5.2% volatile
16 Ukraine 7,387 millions 2021 down 7.8% rising
17 Türkiye 7,126 millions 2022 up 60.5% volatile
18 Viet Nam 5,961 millions 2013 up 180.8% rising
19 Belgium 5,511 millions 2022 up 19.9% rising
20 Australia 5,476 millions 2022 volatile
21 Netherlands 5,303 millions 2022 up 25.9% rising
22 Kazakhstan 4,392 millions 2023 up 181.6% volatile
23 Israel 4,131 millions 2022 up 120.9% volatile
24 Chile 3,965 millions 2022 up 20.1% volatile
25 Peru 3,945 millions 2024 up 35.2% volatile
26 Austria 3,493 millions 2022 up 34.6% rising
27 Czechia 3,416 millions 2022 up 45.6% rising
28 Belarus 3,305 millions 2024 up 25.6% rising
29 Switzerland 3,286 millions 2022 up 184.9% volatile
30 Canada 3,255 millions 2000 up 20.6% rising
31 Thailand 3,159 millions 2013 down 26.0% volatile
32 Romania 2,979 millions 2022 up 79.4% rising
33 Ecuador 2,652 millions 2024 down 9.5% rising
34 Norway 2,634 millions 2022 down 21.0% volatile
35 Finland 2,547 millions 2022 up 6.8% volatile
36 Bulgaria 2,509 millions 2022 up 58.8% rising
37 Hungary 2,469 millions 2022 up 24.9% rising
38 Portugal 1,832 millions 2022 up 14.6% volatile
39 Denmark 1,755 millions 2022 down 62.0% volatile
40 Indonesia 1,742 millions 2014 up 318.5% volatile
41 Malaysia 1,556 millions 2023 up 5.5% volatile
42 Slovak Republic 1,531 millions 2022 up 101.0% rising
43 Egypt 1,451 millions 2022 down 30.8% volatile
44 Lithuania 1,166 millions 2022 up 82.8% rising
45 Greece 1,162 millions 2022 up 16.2% volatile
46 Guatemala 1,108 millions 2024 up 8.6% volatile
47 Hong Kong (China) 1,100 millions 2024 up 56.7% volatile
48 Turkmenistan 1,087 millions 2024 up 82.3% rising
49 New Zealand 973.76 millions 2023 up 14.5% rising
50 South Africa 931.85 millions 2024 up 27.6% volatile
51 Kuwait 913.46 millions 2014 up 15.9% volatile
52 Dominican Republic 863.63 millions 2023 up 98.9% volatile
53 Mongolia 860.02 millions 2024 up 72.2% rising
54 Croatia 790.94 millions 2011 up 89.7% rising
55 Republic of Moldova 721.89 millions 2023 up 61.7% rising
56 Azerbaijan 704.44 millions 2023 up 111.0% volatile
57 Latvia 669.44 millions 2022 down 5.3% rising
58 Costa Rica 665.58 millions 2023 up 54.6% volatile
59 Slovenia 622.87 millions 2022 up 8.8% rising
60 Ghana 561.77 millions 2014 up 181.0% volatile
61 Uruguay 535.7 millions 2023 up 20.3% volatile
62 Kyrgyzstan 520.77 millions 2024 up 144.3% volatile
63 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 508.82 millions 2024 up 29.5% rising
64 Luxembourg 498.49 millions 2022 up 9.6% volatile
65 Paraguay 450.63 millions 2024 up 138.3% volatile
66 Georgia 444.1 millions 2021 up 250.9% volatile
67 Colombia 428.23 millions 1999 volatile
68 Rwanda 359.41 millions 2024 up 21,128.1% volatile
69 Honduras 324.08 millions 2024 up 35.3% volatile
70 Tanzania, United Republic of 303.01 millions 2014 up 68.0% rising
71 Ireland 294.42 millions 2015 up 3,634.5% volatile
72 Armenia 271.02 millions 2023 up 128.3% rising
73 Philippines 267.53 millions 2009 up 1,457.2% volatile
74 Iceland 266.99 millions 2022 up 53.2% volatile
75 El Salvador 262.15 millions 2024 up 42.5% rising
76 Côte d'Ivoire 238.92 millions 2024 up 99.8% volatile
77 Kenya 190.04 millions 2015 up 77.0% volatile
78 Estonia 179.09 millions 2013 up 48.1% falling
79 Ethiopia 159.93 millions 2014 up 5,274.9% volatile
80 Togo 142.25 millions 2024 up 1,433.3% volatile
81 Cyprus 136.1 millions 2022 down 3.5% rising
82 Cameroon 113.04 millions 2013 volatile
83 Congo 110.34 millions 2010 up 1,612.7% volatile
84 Malta 108.62 millions 2022 up 41.6% volatile
85 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 100.33 millions 2022 down 73.4% volatile
86 Panama 95.23 millions 2011 up 57.6% rising
87 Jamaica 91.23 millions 2024 up 55.6% rising
88 Lao People's Democratic Republic 90.81 millions 2014 up 825.7% volatile
89 Senegal 80.18 millions 2022 up 24.6% volatile
90 Tajikistan 77.36 millions 2015 up 279.0% volatile
91 Oman 75.75 millions 2022 volatile
92 Nepal 73.95 millions 2015 volatile
93 Nicaragua 71.31 millions 2023 up 22.7% volatile
94 Maldives 51.42 millions 2019 up 9.3% rising
95 Benin 50.87 millions 2015 up 420.1% volatile
96 Gabon 45.08 millions 2014 rising
97 Mauritius 42.07 millions 2024 up 140.4% volatile
98 Niger 37.74 millions 2018 volatile
99 Bhutan 35.02 millions 2023 volatile
100 Myanmar 33.06 millions 2017 volatile
101 Cambodia 30.61 millions 2014 up 493.0% volatile
102 Guyana 24.77 millions 2012 down 9.6% volatile
103 Jordan 20.16 millions 2024 up 100.0% volatile
104 Belize 16.53 millions 2023 up 432.4% volatile
105 Andorra 14.95 millions 2023 down 31.5% flat
106 Aruba 13.59 millions 2016 down 1.6% rising
107 Brunei Darussalam 12.11 millions 2016 volatile
108 Namibia 11.7 millions 2017 up 85.8% volatile
109 Seychelles 11.35 millions 2016 up 208.8% volatile
110 Burkina Faso 11.09 millions 2016 up 442.6% volatile
111 Trinidad and Tobago 10.89 millions 2023 down 90.8% volatile
112 Zambia 10.51 millions 2017 volatile
113 Eswatini 9.12 millions 2014 up 6,282.4% volatile
114 Mauritania 8.89 millions 2024 volatile
115 Bermuda 5.43 millions 2017 down 41.6% rising
116 Comoros 4.51 millions 2015 up 2,911.1% volatile
117 Vanuatu 4.02 millions 2024 up 7,804.3% volatile
118 Mali 3.45 millions 2021 down 22.1% volatile
119 Madagascar 2.06 millions 2012 volatile
120 Fiji 1.9 millions 2011 up 61.8% volatile
121 Central African Republic 1.87 millions 2010 volatile
122 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 1.62 millions 2015 up 424.0% volatile
123 Guinea 1.53 millions 2018 volatile
124 Lesotho 1.16 millions 2018 up 25.8% volatile
125 Cabo Verde 1.15 millions 2019 up 85.9% volatile
126 Barbados 1.14 millions 2008 down 90.3% volatile
127 Dominica 0.6747 millions 2020 up 845.8% volatile
128 Burundi 0.1866 millions 2013 down 62.6% volatile
129 Chad 0.0772 millions 2021 down 96.2% volatile
130 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 0 millions 2015 down 100.0% volatile
130 Saint Lucia 0 millions 2023 down 100.0% volatile
130 Morocco 0 millions 2013 volatile
130 Malawi 0 millions 2016 volatile
130 Tunisia 0 millions 2010 volatile

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Indicator
Government expenditure on pre-primary education, constant PPP$ (millions)
Unit
millions
Source
UNESCO Institute for Statistics
Licence
CC BY-SA 3.0 IGO (UNESCO Institute for Statistics)
Coverage
146 places, 2,496 data points, 1970–2024
Last refreshed

February 2026 Data Release